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Runaway train wagons were left unsecured before derailment

Unsecured train wagons broke free and derailed after "miscommunication" between staff, a report has found.

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said 22 wagons ran two red lights near the Old Bank sidings at Toton, Nottinghamshire, at about 04:45 GMT on 17 January.

An inquiry found the wagons "ran away because no-one had secured [them] with either handbrakes or scotches".

Landmark closes Runaway Timber Train after accident at major Highland visitor attraction in the summer

The bosses of Landmark Forest Adventure Park have revealed to the Strathy that a family rollercoaster involved in an accident in the summer will not reopen.

Investigations are still on-going by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) into the cause of the incident in August at the popular Carrbridge theme park.

Two children had to be treated for minor injuries at the scene following the mechanical failure on the Runaway Timber Train.

It resulted in the train coming to a halt at ground level and all the passenger were safely and immediately evacuated.

A spokesperson said that the attraction was to close permanently. It has not run since the incident four months ago.

Grosmont rail crash due to speed and poor visibility

Excess speed and poor visibility led to a diesel locomotive colliding with a passenger train, an investigation has concluded.

Five passengers sustained minor injuries in the crash at Grosmont Station on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) on 21 September.

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said the locomotive had intended to stop behind the waiting train.

Instead it hit the rear of the train at about 5mph (8km/h).

The RAIB report said the locomotive was travelling too fast to be able to stop in the distance available when the driver realised he was too close to the rear of the waiting train.

The class 20 locomotive, designed in the 1950s, only has a cab at one end, which can restrict a driver's visibility of the line ahead when the nose end is leading.

The Grosmont crash also to include that neither the driver or the person acting as pilot had competency on class 20s….